Youth programs cut crime, costs

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tori DeAngelis
Keyword(s):  
Youth Programs

Community Mapping of Children and Youth Programs in Three Cities

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha R. Burt ◽  
Robin Koralek ◽  
Jacqueline Raphael ◽  
Janine Zweig
Keyword(s):  
Youth Programs ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Community Mapping

Earth Connections Leaders Guide

EDIS ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 2002 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elise J. Cassie ◽  
Craig R. Miller ◽  
Joy Cantrell Jordan
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Extension ◽  
Youth Programs ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
Agricultural Sciences

Produced by the Department of 4-H and Other Youth Programs, University of Florida Cooperative Extension, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, November, 1992; Reviewed June 2002.

How Staff of Youth Programs Respond to Culture-Related Incidents

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Gutiérrez ◽  
Reed W. Larson ◽  
Marcela Raffaelli ◽  
Mariela Fernandez ◽  
Sandy Guzman
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Youth Programs ◽  
Cultural Identification ◽  
Group Leaders ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Program Leaders ◽  
Reflective Dialogue ◽  
European Youth ◽  
Qualitative Analyses

Incidents in which program leaders confront issues of culture and race occur regularly in many youth programs. These incidents are important because they reflect powerful dimensions of youth’s lived experience and bring issues of injustice and program inclusiveness to the fore. This study examined these culture-related incidents and how leaders responded to them. Interviews were conducted with 50 leaders from 27 programs serving primarily Latino, African American, and European youth. Half the programs served middle school–aged teens and half high school–aged teens. Qualitative analyses identified four categories of incidents, each presenting distinct considerations for leaders. Two ( offensive remarks and discrimination) involved inappropriate speech and unjust actions. Two ( discomfort with intercultural contact and cultural identification and identity) involved youth’s expression of negative attitudes toward others’ or own group. Leaders differed in their responses to incidents. A universalist, race-blind group asserted that culture did not matter in their program and reported virtually no incidents. A second group reported culture-related incidents but described limited responses because they lacked confidence or skills. A third group appeared to represent best practices: These leaders engaged directly with the incidents and facilitated reflective dialogue in which youth drew on experiences, analyzed situations, and learned through collective discussion. Implications for practice are drawn.

Goals for Adolescent Participation in Organized Youth Programs: Views From Adolescent-Parent Dyads

2021 ◽  
pp. 074355842110348
Author(s):  
Lorraine Munoz ◽  
Marcela Raffaelli ◽  
Hyeyoung Kang
Keyword(s):  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
The United States ◽  
Youth Programs ◽  
Adoptive Parents ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Adolescent Parent ◽  
Quantitative Analyses ◽  
Predominantly Female ◽  
Theory Research ◽  
Adolescent Participation

This study investigated the goals adolescents and parents have for the adolescent’s participation in an organized youth program. Open-ended interviews were conducted with 52 adolescents from 13 project-based youth programs and one of their caregivers. Adolescents (aged 13–18; 56% female) were ethnically diverse (46% Latinx, 29% European American, 19% African American, and 6% other). Caregivers ( M age 43.15 years) were predominantly female (80%) and biological or adoptive parents (94%); about half had been born in the United States. Qualitative and quantitative analyses were conducted to examine goal content and congruence between adolescents and parents. Interview data were inductively coded following a consensus team approach. Thirteen goal categories were identified: nine were described by both adolescents and parents (e.g., skill-building and socialization) and two were unique to adolescents and two to parents. More than half (56%) of adolescent-parent dyads reported at least one matching goal. In general, adolescents tended to emphasize short-term objectives and parents long-term outcomes. Collectively, findings indicate that adolescents and their parents view organized programs as salient contexts to pursue youth’s personal goals. Findings have implications for theory, research, and practice.

scholarly journals Youth Motivations for Program Participation

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 7-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenifer K. McGuire ◽  
Jodi Dworkin ◽  
Lynne M. Borden ◽  
Daniel Perkins ◽  
Stephen T. Russell
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Youth Programs ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
Sexual Minority Youth ◽  
Personal Goals ◽  
Program Participation ◽  
Opportunities To Learn ◽  
Demographic Groups

Through their participation in youth programs, young people have access to opportunities to learn and build important skills. A total of 214 youth between the ages of 10-19 (mean 15.5 years) completed an online survey about characteristics of youth programs they participated in, didn’t participate in, and had participated in but quit. We found that youth participated in activities that provided a benefit to meet personal goals or develop skills. However, our findings suggest that youth may leave activities, or never join them, based on different sets of motivations than the reasons they stay in activities. There was variability across demographic groups: Males reported more problems with past activities, sexual minority youth were more likely to endorse social problems with past and never joined activities, and ethnic minorities reported less support for personal goals and connection to adults in current activities and more logistic barriers for activities never joined.

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